“Reclusive, scarred Cheol and bubbly Mi-ae, childhood neighbors, reconnect as seatmates before high-school exams.”
After School Lessons for Unripe Apples
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Synopsis
Reclusive, scarred Cheol and bubbly Mi-ae, childhood neighbors, reconnect as seatmates before high-school exams.
Kim Cheol detests nothing more than attention, yet his oppressive height and a scar under his eye make him stick out like a sore thumb. In contrast, Cheol's new seatmate, Hwang Mi-ae, is incredibly outgoing and the shortest in their class. They look comical next to each other, and to add to their embarrassment, their names are the same as those of a famous but extremely ridiculous dancing duo. Cheol struggles with controlling his temper and avoids others by any means necessary, while all Mi-ae is interested in are comics, her favorite boy band, and going out with her friends. However, he is her new neighbor, and they even knew each other in early childhood. Despite everyone's fear of Cheol, Mi-ae notices his awkwardness and selfless nature and tries to befriend him. He may be difficult to approach for now, but through the busy days of studying for the high school entrance exams, Cheol will soon become Mi-ae's most precious person.
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σ 0.43 · scores cluster tight
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Running avg · Jul 2022 → Apr 2024
- 10 “I'm a HUGE fan of slowburn romance. But unfortunately, I don't find a lot of manga/manhwa that do the slowburn trope right. But this one right here, does EVERYTHING right. The characters are so...”
- 10 “If you like realistic slice of life stories, goofy faces and a real slow burn, this is the one for you! I started After School Lessons for Unripe Apples to fill the hole that Cheese in the Trap...”
- 10 “THIS MANHWA IS SO GOOD OK READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It has some romance tropes but rather than it being the skeleton the story or characters are fleshed out around, it's more like just a nod in that...”
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A Manhwa Publication
- Published Dec 2020 – ongoing
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M63035 catalog